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African Scops Owl

Otus senegalensis

Photo by Jared Hersch
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Believe it or not this fully grown owl is pretty much the same size of an Iphone 5. I had to look twice to make sure. Spotted on a dairy farm near Addo National Park.

Habitat:

Woodland

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African scops owl

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Comments (3)
Neil Ross
Great spotting, Jared, and very well spotted considering its so small. Beautiful.
Jae
Great description, Jared :)

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PublishedSeptember 13, 2014

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